DENVER—A day after taking center Matt Duchene with the No. 3 overall pick in the NHL draft, the Colorado Avalanche added six other players Saturday.

“We are excited about the way things turned out,” Avs director of amateur scouting Rick Pracey said. “We certainly got some players that we desired to and were attracted to throughout the year and are very happy with the way things turned out.”

All told, Colorado chose two centers, three defenseman and two goaltenders during the two-day draft.

They used their first-round pick Friday to grab 18-year-old Duchene.

The Avalanche began Saturday by taking center Ryan O’Reilly at No. 33 and defenseman Stefan Elliott at No. 49 in the second round.

Defenseman Tyson Barrie, the son of Tampa Bay Lightning co-owner and President Len Barrie, was selected in the third round.

Goaltenders Kieran Millan and Brandon Maxwell came to Colorado in the fifth and six rounds respectively. Defenseman Gus Young was the Avalanche’s seventh-round pick.

O’Reilly was considered a first-round choice by many scouts. The 18-year-old had 16 goals and 50 assists in 68 games this year for Erie of the OHL Western Conference.

“We held Ryan in a very high regard and he was a player we considered a first-round pick,” Pracey said. “Ryan, we feel, is a high character player, drawing to his hockey sense with instincts and ability to process the game.”

Elliott is a throwback to Sandis Ozolinsh, a defenseman for the Avalanche in the club’s early years in Colorado. Elliott had 16 goals and 39 assists in 71 games with Saskatoon of the WHL this season.

“Stefan is an offensive defenseman,” Pracey said. “When we talk about defensemen, we like the idea that players can process the game and move the puck and he fits that mold for us.”

Tyson Barrie helped lead his team to a WHL Championship and the Memorial Cup tournament and had 18 points (4-14-18) in 22 playoff games.

The goaltenders bring plenty of upside to the Avalanche. Millan was part of the success of the Boston University program, which won an NCAA title this year.

“He is a winner,” Pracey said. “He has a resume that includes a national championship and we are looking for a goaltender that can deliver and we are happy to have him.”

Maxwell, of Winter Park, Fla., had a 3.29 goals-against average playing for Team USA.

“The key components of Brandon are his competitiveness, his skill level and we think he has technique and we believe in his overall talent,” Pracey said.

Colorado is going to take some time before seeing him in an Avalanche uniform. He played at a prep school level in Boston.

“The kids we were able to bring in as assets and members are hopefully future Avalanche kids,” Pracey said. “I think positive would sum it up and I think it was a great weekend for us.”